Phill Kwon

When? (Part 2 in our series on dating and relationships) “There is so much conflict and confusion over “when the right time” is to date someone. And it makes sense, since so many of us experience dating by stumbling into it. So is there really some kind of line, some kind of initiation moment that tells us now is the…

Guard Your Heart It’s amazing how much romance dominates our collective psyches: from holidays to movies, music, clothing… just about everything, every aspect of our culture obsesses about the idea that people fall in love and live happily ever after. It’s powerful, potent stuff, and it’s hard not to let your heart get swept up in it. I remember it…

My Week as a Single Parent I’ve known many single parents in my life; this was the first time I really felt like I caught a glimpse of the struggles they go through. This past Sunday, my two-week old daughter Joanna (JoJo from here on out) was admitted into the hospital with RSV, a respiratory infection that in infants like JoJo…

My first memory of America was my fourth birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese. God bless America. Even as an immigrant, I typically don’t feel like an outsider. Honestly, sometimes I forget that I’m Korean. Not that I suddenly think I’m white… I just don’t think about it. I do remember, though, when my legal status was thrown in…

UPDATE 2/12/2017: Hey guys! Our Valentine’s Day event is now full! Unfortunately our space limits us to a certain number of families, but I’m excited for the future when we can have more opportunities like this. Keep an eye out, and if you have any suggestions, just let us know! I still remember my first Valentine’s Day date with…

This morning, I was attending a Bible study down in East Austin, listening to the discussion about a passage in the book of John. John 9, the healing of man born blind. The story is a familiar one for many of us: Jesus and his disciples were walking through town when they encountered a man who was blind from birth….

Checking In at the Doctor’s Office Before I became a pastor, I actually worked in the healthcare industry. I was an administrator for a private pediatrics practice in Houston for four years while I studied at Dallas Theological Seminary. I was affectionately called the Office Monkey, since my job really had me doing everything and anything the practice needed. One…

The Two Most Important Questions You Need to Answer READ: Joshua 24:14-15 Choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Do you remember your senior year?…

Decision Making READ: Proverbs 15:22 Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. (Special thanks have to go to Ben Stuart and Breakaway Ministries here. As a college student, the talk Decision Making and the Will of God was extremely formative for me, and these points borrow HEAVILY from that talk. To learn more, check out their…

READ: II Timothy 3:16 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. Yes he did… at least you believe he did. But WHYÂ do you believe what you believe? Why do you believe that George Washington was the first president of the U.S.,…